Sample of authors
Tangen, Geir
The Norwegian author Geir Tangen was born in Øystese in Hardanger where he also grew up. In the family home, reading was highly regarded and already as a child he dreamt of becoming an author. After studying Politics and IT at university, Tangen worked as a freelance journalist for newspapers, radio and TV. He has also worked for Norwegian publishing houses and as a teacher in upper secondary ...
Literary figures
Harriet Unwin
Gender: Female
She grew up in a children’s home in Victorian England and was forced to work hard. But the young Harriet Unwin struggles stubbornly until she gets a job as a maid and later as a governess. She also becomes unwillingly involved in some murder cases, described by Evelyn Hervey (pseudonym for H.R.F. Keating), which she solves by methods including pretending to be a detective and a journalist.